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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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Agroforestry: Development underdog headed for center stage in global sustainability efforts
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)20.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
“Essential.” “Obvious.” “The model of the future.” Last month, when more than 1,200 scie…
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Some lessons from a life in food policy
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)19.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
When I was 15 years old, I learned something startling about myself. For the first…
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ILRI and China’s Nanjing Agricultural University commit to deepen collaboration for livestock research and capacity development
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)19.11.19-
Food security
Chancellor Chen Ligen of Nanjing University with ILRI director general Jimmy Smith (photo credit: IL…
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The future of livestock in the developing world: myths, complexities and trade-offs
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)18.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
The future of livestock in the developing world was one of the principal themes at…
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Million Farmers' School program can be a key element in doubling Indian farmer's incomes
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)15.11.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Ever since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his target of doubling farmers’ incomes…
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Trees for Food Security Project bearing fruit in Ethiopia
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)15.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
On 16-17 October 2019, ICRAF’s Interim Regional Coordinator for the Eastern and Southern Africa Re…
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How do you provide healthy, sustainable food for world of the future?
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)14.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
New partnership with global agriculture research giant to focus on tackling challenge of health, env…
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Policy transformation for achieving the SDGs: Can translational research help?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)12.11.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 will take major transformations of the …
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Consolidated efforts to modernize crop improvement in Ghana
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)11.11.19-
Food security
A Regional Coordinated Trial (RCT) is helping Cowpea Improvement Program in Ghana, thanks to Acceler…
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Laying the ground for drone-based technologies to support development of climate-ready crops
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)11.11.19-
Food security
Globally, agriculture is witnessing significant technological advancement, best exemplified by the A…
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Spotlight on crop diversity as ICRISAT’s Genebank holds inaugural field day
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)11.11.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Cutting across disciplines of crop research, scientists gathered at ICRISAT to observe and evaluate …
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ILRI holds a livestock symposium at the International Tropical Agriculture Conference this week
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)10.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
The International Tropical Agriculture Conference, TropAg2019, is being held next week in Brisbane, …
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Policy seminar: The Bridge Collaborative on bringing about bigger change faster
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)08.11.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
The world faces complex, interwoven development challenges. Issues such as climate change, malnutrit…
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"Pay attention to nematodes, they have adverse effects on African food security”, scientists warn
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)07.11.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Although the world has fully turned its attention to climate change and is continually looking…
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This is ‘Livestock Month’ on Agrilinks: USAID’s Andrew Bisson on sustainable livestock for sustainable development
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)07.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Andrew Bisson, livestock specialist for the Bureau for Food Security at the United States Agency…
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IRRI secures ASEAN Member States (AMS) endorsement for ASEAN Rice Net
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)07.11.19-
Food security
(Photo caption: Dr. Morell met with H.E. Dato Ali Apong to compliment the Government…
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The making of Bangladesh's Blue Revolution
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)06.11.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Though fish has long been the largest source of protein in Bangladeshi diets, for decades…
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Guardians of the Native Potato: 5th Annual Assembly of AGUAPAN
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)05.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Indigenous farmers from the central Peruvian Andes gathered in Paucará, Huancavelica for the 5th An…
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